I was looking at the courses set for the 25th Memorial Championship where I noticed how frequently water comes into play. This is just to share my amusement with this, as being from Michigan (The Great Lake State) we appear to be less determined to include water that often. That may be due to the overflow casual water we regularly deal with. The bodies of water I saw on your course pages look man-made. Does that suggest that retrieving discs is more possible because the water is somewhat shallow ...
more

I was looking at the courses set for the 25th Memorial Championship where I noticed how frequently water comes into play. This is just to share my amusement with this, as being from Michigan (The Great Lake State) we appear to be less determined to include water that often. That may be due to the overflow casual water we regularly deal with. The bodies of water I saw on your course pages look man-made. Does that suggest that retrieving discs is more possible because the water is somewhat shallow?
Those water hazards we do have in Michigan tend to be natural formations with depths too great for a simple walk-in. I have discs sleeping in the same water as that navigated by ocean freighters. Lastly, both courses appear to be top level.

The water here is basically run-off, so not really suitable for a a deep walk. I have seen a kid swimming and fishing out discs, but I am guessing he get a LOT of ear infections! Typically, throw a floawter and use a golden retriever and you are good. Get a sinker more than a few feet from shore ...
more

The water here is basically run-off, so not really suitable for a a deep walk. I have seen a kid swimming and fishing out discs, but I am guessing he get a LOT of ear infections! Typically, throw a floawter and use a golden retriever and you are good. Get a sinker more than a few feet from shore and you kiss it goodbye. I am originally ffom Michigan, although I did not do any disc golfing there, but I know what you mean about the water!